Editor's Columns
Personal columns and site notes. Only articles cleared for this collection appear below.
Chansoo Yang
Editor & Founder
Operator of Korea Code, a bilingual Korea travel planning site. Contact Chansoo Yang with questions about the site or requests to correct a page.
About the editorEditor's Column
What Friends Missed After Leaving Korea
The pattern of what foreign friends said they missed once back home — and what it suggests about which Korean things travel the worst back to their countries.
4 min read6/15/2026Editor's Column
What Friends Loved Eating in Korea
The foods my visiting friends requested again were not always guidebook staples. Here are the everyday dishes they remembered after leaving Korea.
4 min read6/13/2026Editor's Column
A Trip to Japan Convinced Me to Build This Site
A trip to Japan showed me how much research foreign travelers face. I returned home and began building the Korea guide I wished I had abroad.
4 min read6/12/2026Editor's Column
Hosting 100+ Friends in Korea: Lessons
Eight years of helping friends travel in Korea revealed the questions, mistakes, and planning patterns that standard must-see lists often miss.
4 min read6/11/2026Editor's Column
Why I Removed Every K-Pop Guide From This Site
I removed guides whose places did not support their themes. This is what the review taught me about useful travel advice and the limits of automated selection.
4 min read6/10/2026